Festivities begin with a 10:30 a.m. parade down Main Street, followed by a monument dedication in the city park.

The monument will be in memory of Confederate and Union veterans who held reunions along the banks of the South Concho River after the Civil War.

Other events include a lunch, re-enactors and tours of the Christoval Pioneer Museum at 1 p.m. The museum will feature an exhibit of Civil War-themed posters by Angelo State University graphic arts students.

Also included are GPS-based treasure hunts for caches at historically relevant sites at 9 a.m. The hunts will be for those with experience and a team competition for novice and student geocachers.

For more information, call 325-656-9535 or 214-533-5556.

Del Rio

Agents seize marijuana

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio and Eagle Pass stations have seized more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of more than $1.2 million. The seven seizures occurred from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.

Agents following foot traffic found drugs in military-style duffel bags in three seizures, while five sugar sacks containing 347 pounds of marijuana were found in an abandoned vehicle.

A vehicle stop resulted in 275 pounds of marijuana and one arrest. Another arrest occurred at the Rio Grande River along with the seizure of two large bundles with 89 pounds.

A boat drop-off of several individuals and several large backpacks on the U.S. riverbank resulted in the arrest of one subject and the seizure of 283 pounds.

Eden/Junction

Motorcycle run to pass through

The Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway Motorcycle Welcome Home Run will pass through Eden and Junction on March 11.

The four-day ride begins in the Texas Panhandle and ends in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The group will arrive in Eden at 3 p.m. for a fuel stop and break at the gazebo in the city park.

The riders will then arrive in Junction about 5:30 p.m. for a patriotic ceremony at the Kimble County Courthouse hosted by the Junction Chamber of Commerce.

An evening meal will be served at the First United Methodist Church, sponsored by the church, the community and the Junction chapter of the Christian Motorcyclist Association.

For more information, call 806-771-5822 or visit texaswelcomehomerun.com.

Paint Rock

School reunion planned April 6

Paint Rock exes, teachers and coaches are invited to an all-school reunion April 6 in the high school gym and cafeteria.

Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by a business meeting at noon. A catered lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Cost of the meal is $12.50, and bi-annual exes' dues are $5.

Roy Bowman's Rough Country Band will provide music for a dance at 7 p.m. at the O.D.H.S. Hall in Rowena. Tickets are $8.

Blocks of hotel rooms have been reserved at the Microtel and Fairfield Inn in San Angelo. Reservations must be made before March 11.

Advance registration for the reunion is encouraged.

For more information, call Diane Lisso Hadley at 325-653-6301.

Sonora

Softball tourney to aid students

The first annual Capital Bash co-ed softball tournament will be Saturday at the Sonora softball fields.

Cost is $150 per team.

Home runs will earn $5, and the team with the most home runs will win a Miken softball bat from Athlete's World. Only small bats will be used.

Proceeds benefit Sonora eighth-graders going to Washington, D.C.

For more information, call Sean Leamon at 325-234-0464 or Brandon Duncan at 325-387-6948.